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with a dense fog. Saw the icebergs in the night. The day 

 after we got outside of the harbor Messrs. Dove and Porter 

 and Brown took a dory and, rowing among the fishing boats, 

 procured a nice lot of fresh codfish, and we had a fine fish 

 chowder. 



August. 30 — Calm in the forenoon, and light breeze in the 

 afternoon. Thick fog all day. Passed numerous icebergs, 

 some of tliem very close. To-day we discovered that the 

 sailors of the Miranda had stolen our case of condensed milk, 

 and I decided that, as a punishment, they should hereafter 

 eat at the last table in the afternoon. We saw a great many 

 icebergs, and at 5 p. m. we heard the breakers on shore, and 

 we tacked and stood off. 



August 31. — At 4 p. m. the fog scaled, and we saw Belle 

 Isle bearing S.W. about ten miles. Saw a small schooner 

 b^und to Green Bay, N. F., and told it to report us. Strong 

 breeze. We counted ten icebergs in sight at once. At noon 

 we took a pilot and went into Henley's Harbor, paying four 

 dollars to the pilot, which was raised by a tarpolan muster, 

 and the passengers bought lots of fresh codfish, while I bought 

 a barrel of herring. At 8 p. m. I went on shore, and had a fish 

 dinner in company with Captain Farrell, Commodore Gardner, 

 Dr. Valle, Mr. Cleveland, Mr. Clover, Mr. Dewell, and Mr. 

 Dibbs. Dr. Cook bought some provisions. 



September 2. — The fog cleared off during the night, and 

 as soon as it was daylight we got our pilot to take us out of 

 the harbor. Got outside at 5.30 A. m. Wind west. Counted 

 sixteen icebergs in sight at once just outside the harbor. At 

 9 A. M., calm. At noon the wind breezed out to westward, 

 with rain. Passed a number of icebergs to-day. At 6 a. m., 

 strong breeze E. by N. Took in mainsail and jib, and set 

 trysail. Wind increasing. At 10 p. m. rope started off on the 

 foresail, and we hauled it down and repaired it as well as 

 possible, and put three reefs in it and set it, and then steered 



